ROTW WING KNOCKOUT CUP ROUND 1, Perth Glory vs. DC United (Sun Apr 13) Perth Glory | DC United 4-4-2 N | 4-1-2-1-2 P Assistant | Adam Pyke | C_Gordon GK | GK I_Franks R_Neilson DF | DF R_Sakim A_Webster DF | DF B_Pirdeaux S_Pressley DF | DF M_A_Hady K_McAllister DF | DF x04 P_Hartley MF | DM A_K_Fofana X_Xxxxxxx03 MF | AM M_Kindel X_Xxxxxxx04 MF | MF S_Mathe X_Xxxxxxx02 MF | MF S_Perrotta X_Xxxxxxx05 FW | FW J_Walters L_Miller FW | FW L_Mokoena | T_Moilanen SUB | SUB C_Stringer P_Kisnorbo SUB | SUB B_Engvall L_Wallace SUB | SUB L_Bluett P_Stamp SUB | SUB Richie_Banks D_Wyness SUB | SUB Aruna_Dindane Referee: S_Dunn (England) Min. 2 :(dcu) J_Walters has time and space on the edge of the box ... A powerful shot by J_Walters ! ... But C_Gordon reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on C_Gordon anyway Min. 4 :(dcu) S_Perrotta cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... S_Perrotta drives it towards goal ! ... C_Gordon gathers it easily Min. 5 :(dcu) DC United altered their play to a A strategy Min. 9 :(dcu) A_K_Fofana picks out M_Kindel with the cross ... R_Neilson hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_A_Hady crosses it in! ... C_Gordon catches it! Min. 10 :(dcu) DC United changed their strategy to play C Min. 13 :(dcu) M_Kindel looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Walters ... But R_Neilson spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 15 :(dcu) DC United made the switch to a D strategy Min. 15 :(dcu) S_Perrotta is down clutching his leg ... He is ok to carry on though Min. 20 :(dcu) DC United restructured their strategy to N Min. 21 :(dcu) M_A_Hady with a slick pass to J_Walters ... X_Xxxxxxx02 gets to the ball first Min. 23 :(dcu) M_Kindel with a clever shimmy ... X_Xxxxxxx05 tackles from behind ... That looked malicious ... RED CARD!! ... He's off!! Min. 25 :(dcu) The DC United manager told his side to change to a L strategy Min. 26 :(per) X_Xxxxxxx04 looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to L_Miller ... x04 cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 27 :(dcu) M_Kindel cuts inside X_Xxxxxxx02 ... He worked that well ... X_Xxxxxxx02 goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 30 :(dcu) DC United altered their play to a P strategy Min. 35 :(per) R_Neilson runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to X_Xxxxxxx04 ... L_Mokoena knocks the ball back to I_Franks ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past I_Franks! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... S_Pressley curls it into the box! ... I_Franks fists it away! Min. 36 :(per) X_Xxxxxxx03 finds X_Xxxxxxx04 in acres of space ... X_Xxxxxxx04 smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... I_Franks with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 36 :(dcu) B_Pirdeaux nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... B_Pirdeaux with a graceful, looping effort ! ... But C_Gordon parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 37 :(dcu) S_Mathe has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past A_Webster ... He knocks it to L_Mokoena! ... L_Mokoena attempts to drive it home! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 46 :(dcu) A_K_Fofana gets to the by line and finds L_Mokoena with a beautiful cross ... L_Mokoena must beat C_Gordon! ... C_Gordon won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... GOAL !! ... Excellent strike!! ... DC United go ahead in this match now! ... Perth Glory 0-1 DC United ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Perth Glory 0-1 DC United Min. 46 :(dcu) L_Mokoena leaves his marker standing ... A_Webster with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... FREE KICK! ... M_Kindel hoists it forward ... J_Walters gets on the end of it ... A powerful header from J_Walters ! ... It looks good ... C_Gordon makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 50 :(dcu) DC United made the switch to a A strategy Min. 51 :(dcu) M_Kindel with a precise pass to J_Walters ... J_Walters tries one from the edge of the box ! ... C_Gordon fists it away Min. 59 :(per) K_McAllister looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to L_Miller ... L_Miller hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 59 :(dcu) A_K_Fofana takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Walters ... But A_Webster wins the tackle Min. 60 :(dcu) M_Kindel has the ball ... He knocks the ball past A_Webster ... He puts in S_Mathe! ... S_Mathe tries to beat C_Gordon from outside the area! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 63 :(per) L_Miller is through on goal ... L_Miller hits the ball first time! ... I_Franks saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 70 :(dcu) It seems DC United are making a tactical change to C Min. 78 :(dcu) A_K_Fofana takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Walters ... J_Walters with a powerful diving header! ... C_Gordon won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 80 :(dcu) Aruna_Dindane is being brought on ... S_Perrotta is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 80 :(dcu) DC United will now play A after the order comes from the dugout Min. 86 :(dcu) L_Mokoena sidesteps A_Webster ... That was too easy ... Brilliantly taken away by P_Hartley !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(dcu) A_K_Fofana sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to L_Mokoena ... L_Mokoena with a thundering volley! ... But C_Gordon smothers the ball. Min. 89 :(per) X_Xxxxxxx02 plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... L_Miller decides to go for goal instead! ... A scorcher of a shot from L_Miller ! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 89 :(per) R_Neilson plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... S_Mathe with a bad challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 91 :(dcu) M_Kindel controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... J_Walters gets onto the end of the pass! ... X_Xxxxxxx03 fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 92 :(dcu) S_Mathe slides the ball across to M_A_Hady ... M_A_Hady swings in the shot! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Perth City Stadium Attendance : 8,652 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perth Glory Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : X_Xxxxxxx02 Scorers : N/A Sent Off : X_Xxxxxxx05 (23) Booked : X_Xxxxxxx03 (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DC United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_K_Fofana (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Mokoena (46) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perth Glory | DC United Attempts on Goal : 4 | 11 Off target : 2 | 4 On target : 2 | 7 Possession : 37 | 63 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 6 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 2 Key Passes : 5 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Perth Glory 0 - 1 DC United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Perth Glory Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_Gordon GK 23 1 1 1 12 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 0 0 0 R_Neilson DF 1 17 4 4 30 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 15 0 A_Webster DF 1 17 7 5 30 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 -10 -10 S_Pressley DF 1 17 11 7 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_McAllister DF 1 16 6 3 32 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 P_Hartley MF 2 6 19 6 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 X_Xxxxxxx03 MF 1 15 16 9 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 11 -4 X_Xxxxxxx04 MF 2 9 16 15 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 X_Xxxxxxx02 MF 2 16 15 7 30 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 15 0 X_Xxxxxxx05 FW 1 7 15 16 30 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -20 -20 -20 L_Miller FW 1 11 12 14 35 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 T_Moilanen GK 19 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Kisnorbo DF 2 16 3 3 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Wallace DF 2 13 9 6 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Stamp MF 2 4 15 2 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Wyness FW 1 3 4 14 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - DC United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I_Franks GK 29 1 1 1 10 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 R_Sakim DF 1 21 15 5 17 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 10 B_Pirdeaux DF 1 21 14 3 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 M_A_Hady DF 1 21 12 8 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 x04 DF 1 12 9 6 39 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 A_K_Fofana DM 1 12 23 5 30 | 96 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 0 M_Kindel AM 1 5 24 11 33 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 S_Mathe MF 2 6 25 6 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 S_Perrotta MF 1 9 23 10 29 | 82 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 J_Walters FW 1 8 10 25 31 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 10 10 27 L_Mokoena FW 1 9 8 24 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 26 0 33 C_Stringer GK 14 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Engvall MF 1 8 22 6 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Bluett MF 1 10 20 5 41 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richie_Banks MF 1 11 16 7 39 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aruna_Dindane FW 1 5 12 18 38 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1208137196 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08